WEBVTT EVENTUAL LAUNCHING SITE IN SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO. VIRGIN GALACTIC SAYS THIS IS THE SPACESHIP THAT WILL TAKE CUSTOMERS INTO SPACE, SPACESHIP-TWO, SERIAL-TWO >> WE'RE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING IT INTO THE, INTO THE AIR WHERE IT BELONGS, AND THEN EVENTUALLY INTO SPACE. DAVE MACKAY IS VIRGIN GALACTIC'S CHIEF PILOT. >> AFTER ROLLOUT WE EXPECT IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS TO BE IN FLIGHT TEST. REPORTER: VIRGIN GALACTIC HAS NOT HAD A VEHICLE SINCE AN ACCIDENT IN 20-14 LEFT ITS SPACESHIP IN PIECES, AND KILLED ONE TEST PILOT. >> WE'RE GOING TO LEARN FROM WHAT WENT WRONG. REPORTER: THE NTSB RULED THE CAUSE, HUMAN ERROR. SPACESHIP-TWO, SERIAL-TWO WAS ALREADY IN DEVELOPMENT AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH, VIRGIN GALACTIC HAS MADE SEVERAL UPDATES TO ITS NEW AND IMPROVED SPACECRAFT. >> THE ACTUAL ACCIDENT ITSELF WAS CAUSED BY A CONTROL BEING MOVED WHEN IT, SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN DONE. AND WE'VE IMPLEMENTED A NEW SYSTEM, WHICH PREVENTS THAT EVER HAPPENING AGAIN. >> TWO, ONE. RELEASE RELEASE. REPORTER: THIS IS HOW IT WORKS, THE MOTHERSHIP, WHITE KNIGHT TWO, CARRIES THE SPACESHIP 50,000 FEET INTO THE AIR. THEN IT SEPARATES AND BLASTS O AT MORE THAN 3 TIMES THE SPEED OF SOUND. REACHING BETWEEN 50 AND 62 MILES ABOVE EARTH. THE SIX PASSENGERS ONBOARD WILL EXPERIENCE ABOUT 6 MINUTES OF WEIGHTLESSNESS. >> AND AT THIS POINT, OR VERY SHORTLY WE'RE GONNA ALLOW THE, THE CUSTOMER'S TO UNSTRAP. AND THEY CAN FLOAT AROUND. REPORTER: MORE THAN 700 CUSTOMERS HAVE ALREADY PAID $250,000 FOR A SEAT WHEN VIRGIN GALACTIC STARTS COMMERCIAL